Over 1,000 Afghan refugees forced out of Pakistan in one day

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations (MoRR) says over 1,000 Afghan migrants were forcibly returned from Pakistan on Tuesday through
Spin Boldak border crossing in Kandahar province, the ministry said in a statement.The ministry stated that based on information provided by
the Spin Boldak Kandahar border command, these returnees comprised 191 families, totalling 998 people.In addition, three migrants released
from Pakistani prisons were also returned, according to the statement.The statement added that after registering the returnees, the refugees
were referred to the offices of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the World Food Program (WFP) and the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).Each family received 10,000 afghanis & paid to them by the Islamic Emirate.In another statement, the
ministry said that 2,783 migrants living in Iran voluntarily and forcibly returned to the country during this week.The post Over 1,000
Afghan refugees forced out of Pakistan in one day first appeared on Ariana News.